A review of “Poo Poopie Doo” by first-time children’s
author Todd Sorenson.
F
She: I was intrigued by the book’s title and couldn’t wait to
dive in after reading the “About the Author” page.
M
He: Same for me. The author’s background, having been raised in
small towns and having had a professional career in sales and marketing, isn’t the usual debut
author profile for this genre.
F
She: So the book expounds on the fascinating — and let’s be
honest — pretty funny world of animal and human poo. My first thought was: “Will he be
able to do this in an age appropriate and inoffensive way?”
M
He: That was my initial reaction too. I think he nailed it. I
didn’t expect the combination of educational, thoughtful, and amusing prose that will engage
its young target audience but also keep the adults who are reading the story to their little loved
ones curious and amused as well.
F
She: The illustrations are great. The story held my interest with its
engaging progression from people to pets to farm animals to wild animals, with an eye-opening (for
me) final character.
M
He: My guess is that every child and virtually every adult reader will be
stumped by the final poo question and answer. I was.
F
She: I can’t wait to read this to my daughter, who recently went
through potty training, and see her sense of pride in having completed that sometimes difficult process.
M
He: And I’m looking forward to having my 8-year-old son read this to
me, knowing that the general topic is pretty much always a source of interest and amusement.
An example review, written to show the kind of conversation the book tends to
start between two grown-ups. It is not a paid or solicited customer testimonial.
